Pediatric Icu Expert Witnesses

Pediatric icu expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on pediatric icu. The pediatric icu expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Critical Care Medicine, Nurse, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatric Hospitalist.

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Christy Smith, RN, CCRN, CLNC

Med-Surg and Cardiovascular Critical Care Nursing

Northwest Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC

Lakeside, Montana
Critical Care Medicine, Nurse - Critical Care, Cardiology, Cardiovascular ICU, Medical-Surgical ICU, Progressive Care, Emergency, Medical-Surgical, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Pediatric ICU, Post Anesthesia Recovery, Brain Injury, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Gastro-Intestinal, Urology, Geriatrics, Pressure Injuries, Falls, Neurology
I am a Critical Care Registered Nurse with more than 30 years of high‑acuity clinical experience, originally trained in Memphis and licensed to practice across multiple states, including Tennessee, Mississippi, Washington, and currently Montana under a multi‑state license. I continue to practice at the bedside and serve as a Shift Unit Supervisor in a Progressive Care Unit, bringing both hands‑on critical care expertise and lower‑level management experience to my role. I am certified in Critical Care and deeply familiar with Standards of Nursing Care, Joint Commission requirements, and CMS regulations. My background spans ICU, cardiovascular, and progressive care environments, and I remain actively engaged in direct patient care, clinical decision‑making, and unit operations. In addition to my clinical practice, I have been a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant since 2010, providing expert review and analysis of medical records, standards of care, and regulatory compliance. My dual p...
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Priyank Yagnik, MD, MPH, FCCM

Pediatric Critical Care / Pediatric ICU

Cook Children's Medical Center

Dallas, Texas
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist - Peds, Pediatric, Pediatric ICU/Peds Critical Care, PICU / Peds ICU, TBI, Traumatic brain injury, Respiratory failure, Diabetic ketoacidosis/DKA, Bronchiolitis, Status asthmaticus, Septic Shock, Cardiac arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/CPR, Meningitis/encephalitis, Renal Failure/Dialysis, ECMO, Child abuse
I am an active, board-certified Pediatric Intensivist and Associate Professor with over a decade of clinical experience caring for critically ill children. In my daily practice as a pediatric critical care physician, I manage high-stakes clinical scenarios including pediatric trauma, shock, respiratory failure, and complex multisystem disorders. My background includes serving as a Pediatric ICU Division Director and being recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM), roles that have deeply grounded my understanding of both clinical medicine and institutional leadership. In addition to my medical training, I hold a Master of Public Health (MPH), which allows me to approach case reviews with a clear, systems-level perspective on patient safety and standard-of-care protocols. Because I am a published researcher and an active journal reviewer for publications like Pediatrics, I am highly comfortable analyzing medical literature and evaluating eviden...